Leo Frank proclaims his innocence in the Mary Phagan murder...
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May 03, 1913
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 3, 1913
* Leo Frank proclaims his innocence
* Mary Phagan murder case
* Best title to have in
The Leo Frank case has become well known in American history for several reasons, not the least of which being the several film and television depictions of the trial, but also because Frank was a Jewish-American businessman, his case turning the spotlight on antisemitism in the United States and led to the founding of the Anti-Defamation League. There was also the element of Frank being cast as a representative of Yankee capitalism, a rich northern Jew lording it over vulnerable working women in the South.
Leo Frank was the superintendent of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, convicted on Aug. 26, 1913 of the murder of one of the factory workers, 13 year-old Mary Phagan. He would be found guilty and in 1915 sentenced to death, but the governor commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, to the great outrage of the citizenry. A mob of some 25 armed men kidnapped Frank from prison and hanged him.
The front page has one column heads: "NOT GUILTY SAYS BOTH PRISONERS" "Leo M. Frank and the Night Watchman, Newt Lee, Reiterate Declarations of Innocence in Phagan Crime" followed by the text which begins: "Leo M. Frank yesterday morning in his cell in the tower reiterated his plea of innocence to a reporter for the Constitution. 'I swear I'm not guilty,' he declared. I could not conceive of such a hideous murder much less commit it..." and more (see).
This is the complete issue, and nice having this content in an Atlanta newspaper as this is where the trial took place, and the crime committed. Light browning with some margin wear and chipping, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
* Leo Frank proclaims his innocence
* Mary Phagan murder case
* Best title to have in
The Leo Frank case has become well known in American history for several reasons, not the least of which being the several film and television depictions of the trial, but also because Frank was a Jewish-American businessman, his case turning the spotlight on antisemitism in the United States and led to the founding of the Anti-Defamation League. There was also the element of Frank being cast as a representative of Yankee capitalism, a rich northern Jew lording it over vulnerable working women in the South.
Leo Frank was the superintendent of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, convicted on Aug. 26, 1913 of the murder of one of the factory workers, 13 year-old Mary Phagan. He would be found guilty and in 1915 sentenced to death, but the governor commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, to the great outrage of the citizenry. A mob of some 25 armed men kidnapped Frank from prison and hanged him.
The front page has one column heads: "NOT GUILTY SAYS BOTH PRISONERS" "Leo M. Frank and the Night Watchman, Newt Lee, Reiterate Declarations of Innocence in Phagan Crime" followed by the text which begins: "Leo M. Frank yesterday morning in his cell in the tower reiterated his plea of innocence to a reporter for the Constitution. 'I swear I'm not guilty,' he declared. I could not conceive of such a hideous murder much less commit it..." and more (see).
This is the complete issue, and nice having this content in an Atlanta newspaper as this is where the trial took place, and the crime committed. Light browning with some margin wear and chipping, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
Category: The 20th Century
